Mr. Turner of Ohio
(for himself, Mr. Franks of Arizona,
Mr. Brooks,
Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia,
Mr. Lamborn,
Mr. Rogers of Alabama, and
Mr. Fleming) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Armed Services

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Defense to use the Armed
Forces to protect certain nuclear material of the National Nuclear Security
Administration.

1.

Protection of certain NNSA
nuclear material by the Armed Forces

(a)

In
general

The Atomic Energy
Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 4508
the following new section:

4509.

Protection of
certain nuclear material by the Armed Forces

(a)

Use of the Armed
Forces

The Secretary of
Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator for
Nuclear Security, shall ensure that category 0 and category I special nuclear
material of the National Nuclear Security Administration is protected by the
Armed Forces in accordance with subsection (b).

(b)

Level of
protection

The Secretary of
Defense shall ensure that the protection provided pursuant to subsection (a) is
equivalent to the protection provided by the Secretary for nuclear weapons of
the Armed Forces, including with respect to policies, threat scenarios,
training requirements, performance testing, and
reviews.

.

(b)

Clerical
amendment

The table of
contents at the beginning of the Atomic Energy Defense Act is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 4508 the following new
item: